Posted by Amy on August 10, 2011
Toxicity is one of the greatest concerns in the 20th century. This is because there are several factors contributing in the development of toxins in the human body. Strong chemicals, water and air pollution, nuclear power, and radiation are among these toxins. Many people are ingesting chemicals due to pesticides being used liberally on produce, eating more sugar as well as refined foods, and abusing themselves with various sedatives and stimulants. These toxins lead to an increased incidence of disease, such as cardiovascular illness and cancer.
These chronic and acute illnesses can possibly be prevented through cleansing and detoxification programs. This process naturally eliminates the harmful toxins from the body, and can either be a short-term or a long-term procedure.
Take note that toxicity can occur on two major levels. It can either be internal or external. External toxicity is acquired from the environment through breathing, ingesting or physical contacts. Most food additives, drugs, and allergens create the body’s toxic elements.
The body, from its daily normal functions, internally produces toxins as well. These free radicals known as biochemical toxins can cause inflammation or irritation of the tissues and cells, which block the normal functioning of an organ, the cells, or the entire bodily system. All kinds of microbes, foreign bacteria, intestinal bacteria, parasites, and yeasts produce waste products that are metabolic. Emotions, thoughts, and stress also increase biochemical toxins.
Almost everyone needs to detoxify their bodies so it can function well. Detox/cleansing is an essential strategy in the holistic lifestyle and method for preventative health.
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Posted by Norma Richardson on July 29, 2011
I decided to do a detox program myself for a number of reasons. I had gained weight when I started taking an anti-depressant and over the twenty years, I gradually gained weight around the middle. I also gained more weight when I quit smoking. But more importantly, I knew that my belly fat was a home for all the toxins that I had stored throughout my lifetime from the chemicals living near farm land, breathing polluted air living in a large metropolitan area, my poor eating habits when life became rushed and hectic, eating processed foods on the run and consuming a lot of sugar – I was a sugar addict.
Does any of that sound familiar to you? I wanted to know how to detox my body naturally and with a plan that would work for me.
Most days I suffered from heart burn no matter what I ate. In fact, I was even rushed to the hospital fearing a heart attack when I was diaagnosed as having GERD. I was also tired so much of the time, so I would take an afternoon nap when I could, but would still struggle to stay awake after 7:00 pm. I rarely slept through the night, sometimes only sleeping 4-5 hours. My doctor diagnosed me with adrenal fatigue from stress and anxiety. My skin was rough and the texture of my face did not improve with facials or masks. I felt achy and experienced headaches almost daily.
Can you relate to any of this? Women want to know how to detox to lose weight, but you may also want to know how to detox your body naturally.
When I started the detox program, the headaches disappeared almost immediately. My sinus congestion was gone and I could breathe freely out of both nostrils and without sinus drainage. I felt more calm, had energy from early morning through a normal bedtime, and I am now able to sleep through the night for 7-8 hours. I no longer experience heart burn and I even lost over 10 pounds even though I was eating more food than before.
The best part is that I learned which foods make me feel good and I am also aware of how certain foods make me tired, cranky, and irritable. The detox program not only helped my body release the toxins, but I feel so much better now that I am eating the foods that give me energy and keep me balanced.
How would you like to have your life back?
Posted by Norma Richardson on July 6, 2011
When was the last time you were able to be ‘present’ when you were feeling depressed? Well, then you too have lost that moment just like I lost many moments in my life.
Now I can only write this from my own experiences with depression, so I can look back and say that I was a loser for many years. This term may not set well with many, but if you really look at what happens when someone is depressed, you will have to acknowledge that there were times you were a loser also.
So let me give you an example…there were summers when I was on break from being a teacher and my normal routine was quite different. I loved the first few weeks at the end of the school year, but then the lack of a schedule gave way to staying up later and sleeping in. Summers were also the time that my children were at home and their schedules became sporadic too. They would stay up later, and of course, it stayed lighter outside in the evenings, and there were also the softball and baseball games that disrupted the normal evening schedules. But the problem would start the next day.
Now you might say, how could that have been so bad? Wow, I would have given anything to have had time off in the summer with my kids. As I said, the beginning of the summer was a much needed rest as well as a cherished time for all of us. There were always activities that had been put off all school year, so closets were cleaned, carpets were cleaned, rooms were aired out, gardens were planted, and life was good. But then the problems would begin.
Not so much with my children, but it was definitely a problem for me. I began to lose out on the joy of my ‘time’ freedom and would sink into feeling depressed. I had too much time on my hands giving me time to take a closer look at what was happening in my life. From the outside, many thought my life was great. I had a nice home, three intelligent kids, you know, the teacher’s kids, a dog, a husband, nice cars, nice clothes, but something was missing, well actually a lot was missing. I was missing!
I sank deeper and deeper and would find myself not wanting to get out of bed. Luckily, my kids were old enough at this point to take care of themselves, and that they did. So not only did I lose myself, I lost my kids during this time. They found ways to entertain themselves and I didn’t always keep a close enough ‘eye’ on what they were doing. As long as they were not bugging me about taking them somewhere. I lost out on so many opportunities to be a mother.
I lost out on my own happiness. I spent way too many years living with depression and struggling to find a better way to live. It didn’t have to be that way, and you don’t have to be a loser either. There are ways to pull out of the feelings of sadness and depression without numbing yourself. But you do have to make a decision to help yourself. The first step is being aware that you are not a loser and you can make different choices. From there, the road leads to where ever you decide. You may not feel like a winner, you may not look like a winner, but you are no longer a loser with no where to go.
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